If you think you can wait until 2013 to evaluate your system processes and work protocols for the ICD-10 implementation, think again! The ICD-10 implementation doesn’t mean you simply need to purchase ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Nearly 65% of clinical documentation doesn't contain enough information for coders to use for billing under the upcoming ICD-10 coding system, a coding expert said here at the ...

WASHINGTON – Complex rehab technology (CRT) stakeholders were pleasantly surprised when CMS recently removed the ICD-10 ...

But here’s the thing: ICD-10 contains 69,823 diagnosis codes. In other words, MedData missed a few. C’mon, guys. Finish the job! UPDATE, Oct. 21: MedData Marketing Manager Sean Biehle informs us that ...

In a move that heralds sweeping change in how medical bills are coded, the Department of Health and Human Services has announced a proposed regulation to change the ICD-9 code sets with ICD-10 code ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 11, Fletcher Lance, vice president and national healthcare lead at North Highland, and Cody Schmits, manager at North Highland, ...

At the Becker’s Hospital Review Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 11, Deborah Grider, senior manager of revenue cycle at Blue and Co., discussed ICD-10 and what it means for healthcare organizations.

Many rare diseases don't have an ICD code, and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at NIH is exploring ways to best expand those codes to benefit rare disease patients and ...